Given name

Doriel

“of this generation”

Doriel is a variant of Dor. One Hebrew interpretation is “of this generation.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Doriel is a variant of Dor. One Hebrew interpretation is “of this generation.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Doriel is a variant of Dor. An origin associated with Dor is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Doriel through the years

Babies since 1880
6
6 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2011
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012342025Highest share 20110.0
Doriel in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2011–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 120 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Doriel’s family of names

Doriel has a related form in Dor.

Walk Doriel’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Doriel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Daygen

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Zykel

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Daigo

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Dimari

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Aamil

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>99% boys

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Josuel

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Doriel’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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